Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Arlington Heights

Patrick Keane

I was one of those struggling kids that had difficulty with math all through elementary school. It was not until the 7th grade that I met the first math teacher who helped math make sense to me. From then on I loved math and even took algebra and geometry my sophomore year in high school so I could take calculus my senior year. College came and I had to make a decision between math and biology (my other love). Biology won out and I went on to pursue a masters degree in wildlife management at Louisiana State University. While at LSU we were required to take statistics courses to help in our research and my love of math was rekindled. To make a long story short I switched degrees and earned my masters in applied statistics. I moved to the Chicago area in 1989 and started a career in the IT field where I have applied my math skills ever since. I discovered Mathnasium while searching for math help for my oldest daughter. During my research I realized Mathnasium was for me! The method of instruction and how Mathnasium focuses on the fundamentals and making math make sense to kids won me over. I love being able to contribute to the community and every time I see a struggling student come to the center I think back to my years when I struggled with math. Seeing the light bulb moments and the increase in a student's confidence drives me. During my free time I enjoy spending time with my wife and four kids, along with my two beautiful granddaughters. I also enjoy canoeing in the Boundary Waters and supporting Wheeling High School's music programs.